Mailing-tube.



.J. A. MURPHY..

MAILING TUBE. A'PPLIGATION FILED mum, 1909.

Patented Oct. 13,1908.

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This invention relates to mailing tubes, the

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JAMES A. MURPHY, HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTES, ASSIGNOR OF ONlE HALF TO GEQHGE NJTHHTINGALE, OF HGLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters. Patent.

Patented on. 13, lees,

Application filed February 3, 19138. Serial No. 13,979.

and State of. Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Mailing- Tubes, oi which. the following is a specifics object of the invention being to provide a tube of this character in which one end of the papers, or like articles to be inclosed therein, may be inserted in a slit which divides the Wall of the tube longitudinally, an inclosing wrapper being permanently attached to the tube in which the latter may be rolled, means being provided to secure the end of the wrapper to the tube.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whicl1,--

Figure 1 is it plan view oi e tube an d wrapper, the latter being in its uurolled position, it portioi'i of the structure being broken away, this view also showing e. paper or like urticle with its end inserted in the slittod tube. Pig. 2 is tll end elevation oi the tube and wrapper shown in Fig. l. 3 is an elevation of. that side of the tube showing the slit therein to receive the article to be iiiclosed,-the wrapper being shown in section, the plane of which is substentiully on line 3-3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4

is e plan View similar to 1, showing a wrapper n'ovided with a, guinmed edge instead of the mechanical fastening device of -Fig. l. liigv 5 is an end View of 1% tube inclosed in itswmppor with the end of the latter secured by means of the inechenieul lieu toning device shown in Big. 1.

Referring now to these drawings, a indicutes enordinury i'nniling tube of paper or some similar material, circular in cross section, and having permanently attached thereto by means of it suitable adhesive, one end of a. wrapping sheet I; of inner, this sheet being oi suitable length to inc/lose the tube when the letter is rolled up in it. E menus or Help instrument, the well of t 1e tube a at a me point thereon, is divided in aline per vilel with its exis, es rat-i1, end eech end of his slit in the well of the tube, the letter is l, l to end the-t beveled ell, its at a any papers may be easily inserted in the slit there being spring enough in the well of the tube to clamp these papers with suliicient force to serve is e. ten'iporary binder therefor.

When the pa. Jers ere insertedin the slit 0 of the tube, the etter may be rolled up within its wrapper and the liree end of the letter secured by any suitable menus; prolerebly, however t piece of soft wire 6 is secured to said free ends of the Wrapper by inclosing the wire therein by folding the end of the wrapper thereover end gumniing it down to inclose the wire and secure it to the wrapper, the ends of the Wire extending far enough beyond the edges of the wrapper to permit them to be folded over and bent into the ends of the tube, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 5. While this is the 'ireferred manner of securing the free end of the wrapper to the tube, since it permits. the latter to be used. more than once, the end of the wrapper may, if desired, be 'gummed, as shown in Fig. 4; at f, and thus provide means for permanently sealing the tube. y

If desired, the wrapper b may be made wider than the tube in order that the opposite borders of the former may be folded into the ends of the tube after the wra per has been rolled thereuround, but this wider wrapper would only be used with the gummed lisp, and when the tube was to be used for mailing papers which must be completely inclosed.

What I claim,- is

1. A mailing tube having a slit therein 6X- tending from end to end of the tube arullel with its axis, e wrapper to inclose t. e tube eflixed by one end to the-letter, end ametel-lie strip extending ecfross the free end of the wrapper and secured thereto, the ends of said strip extending beyond the ends of the tube when the letter is inclosed therein, and

flaring entrance to said slit, and e Wrapper to inelose the tube eiiixed' by one end to the latter and rovided with means on the free end thereo to secure said end to the inclosed tube.

3. An article of manufacture comprising a .5 longitudinally slit tube with a flaring enwrapper being provided with means for se curing the end of the Wrapper to the tube 10 when the Wrapper is rolled around the tube,

as described.

JAMES A. MURPHY. Witnesses:

'WM. H. CHAPIN,

H. W. BOWEN. 

